diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 287d2928a303..48c5cb3be6a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4243,20 +4243,23 @@ in {
 
   jaxlib-bin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jaxlib/bin.nix {
     cudaSupport = pkgs.config.cudaSupport or false;
-    inherit (self.tensorflow) cudaPackages;
+    # At the time of writing (2022-04-18), `cudaPackages.nccl` is broken, so we
+    # pin to `cudaPackages_11_6` instead.
+    cudaPackages = pkgs.cudaPackages_11_6;
   };
 
   jaxlib-build = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jaxlib {
     # Some platforms don't have `cudaSupport` defined, hence the need for 'or false'.
     cudaSupport = pkgs.config.cudaSupport or false;
-    inherit (self.tensorflow) cudaPackages;
+    # At the time of writing (2022-04-18), `cudaPackages.nccl` is broken, so we
+    # pin to `cudaPackages_11_6` instead.
+    cudaPackages = pkgs.cudaPackages_11_6;
   };
 
   jaxlib = self.jaxlib-build;
 
   jaxlibWithCuda = self.jaxlib-build.override {
     cudaSupport = true;
-
   };
 
   jaxlibWithoutCuda = self.jaxlib-build.override {